{"product_id":"from-world-city-to-the-world-in-one-city-by-tim-bunnell-9781118827734","title":"From World City to the World in One City","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTim Bunnell's book, featured in the movie \u003ci\u003ePulang\u003c\/i\u003e, has recently been discussed by the author in several interviews and programmes. Bunnell shares how his fascination with the tales of Malay seamen in the UK inspired him to write this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom World City to the World in One City examines the changing geographies of Liverpool through and across the lives of Malay seamen who arrived in the city during its final years as a major imperial port.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDraws upon life histories and memories of people who met at the Malay Club in Liverpool until its closure in 2007, to examine changing urban sites and landscapes as well as the city’s historically shifting constitutive connections.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIn considering the historical presence of Malay seamen in Liverpool, it draws attention to a group which has previously received only passing mention in historical and geographical studies of both that city, and of multi-ethnic Britain more widely.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates that Liverpool-based Malay men sustained social connections with Southeast Asia long before scholars began to use terms such as ‘globalization’ or ‘transnationalism’.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBased on a diverse range of empirical data, including interviews with members of the Malay Club in Liverpool and interviews in Southeast Asia, as well as archival and secondary sources.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAccessibly-written for non-academic audiences interested in the history and urban social geography of Liverpool.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596448678124,"sku":"9781118827734","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a2256defd937c2cb9b7c1dd72dbee738.jpg?v=1777929062","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/from-world-city-to-the-world-in-one-city-by-tim-bunnell-9781118827734","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}